Question

31. Assertion (A): The eastern coast of India produces more rice than the western coast.

Reason (R): The eastern coast receives more rainfall than the western coast.

• A. a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
• B. b) Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
• C. c) A is true but R is false
• D. d) A is false but R is true

Answer 1

The correct option is C

c) A is true but R is false

Answer- c

Explanation: Statement A is correct. West Bengal, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Assam states are producing more than 75% of the Rice in river delta regions. Statement R is wrong. Because the 1000 mm isohyet runs southwards from the Gujarat coast, roughly parallel to the crest of Western Ghats up to Kanyakumari. The rainfall over the peninsular regions lying to the east of this line drops abruptly to below 600 mm, as it lies in the rain-shadow region. So, west coast receives more rainfall than east coast.